Delphi, where the Oracle prophesied in the Temple of Apollo, June 1, 2008

Model of Delphi in its prime. Temple of Apollo in the center with the city-state treasuries surrounding it.

Charioteer

Hadrian's boyfriend, Antinoos, a gorgeous Greek boy




Delphi's fine museum features this Sphinx.


up the hill from the Athens Treasury

Temple of Apollo, where the Oracle breathed "medicinal" smoke from laurel & bay leaves before feeling faint and giving out prophecies.


Reconstructed Athens Treasury where loot was stored to pay for the very expensive prophecies from the Oracle. All the major city-states had treasuries at Delphi.

Gymnasium (meaning exercise training in the nude!) ruins down hill from the Oracle's home


Arachova half way up the mountain - now a major ski resort

Mountains begin beyond the ancient (now modern) city of Thebes.